{"podcast":{"title":"M365.FM - Modern work, security, and productivity with Microsoft 365","slug":"m365-fm-modern-work-security-and-productivity-with-microsoft-365-7311214","podcast_index_feed_id":7311214,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6704921/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://podcast.m365.show","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dcd2a8cc504197846a71af23bbeb0707.jpg","author":"Mirko Peters - Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, and Copilot for IT Pros","episode_count":847,"summary":"Welcome to the M365.FM — your essential podcast for everything Microsoft 365, Azure, and beyond. Join us as we explore the latest developments across Power BI, Power Platform, Microsoft Teams, Viva, Fabric, Purview, Security, and the entire Microsoft ecosystem. Each episode delivers expert insights, real-world use cases, best practices, and interviews with industry leaders to help you stay ahead in the fast-moving world of cloud, collaboration, and data innovation. Whether you're an IT professional, business leader, developer, or data enthusiast, the M365.FM brings the knowledge, trends, and strategies you need to thrive in the modern digital workplace. Tune in, level up, and make the most of everything Microsoft has to offer. M365.FM is part of the M365-Show Network. 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It is protecting outdated assumptions. In this episode of the M365FM Podcast, we expose the structural collapse of perimeter-based security and explain why traditional Azure SQL firewall strategies are failing in today’s AI-driven threat landscape. Most organizations still believe that static IP rules, trusted VNets, and service principals create a secure boundary around their databases. In reality, those controls were designed for a world that no longer exists. Attackers are no longer trying to break through the perimeter. They are bypassing it entirely through compromised identities, leaked credentials, over-privileged service principals, and lateral movement inside trusted environments. The network itself is no longer the source of trust. Identity is. We break down why “set and forget” firewall rules are becoming one of the biggest causes of modern compliance failures and security breaches in Azure SQL environments. From the dangerous misconception behind the “Allow Azure Services” checkbox to the growing risks of standing privileges and credential sprawl, this episode reveals why static security models are fundamentally incompatible with Zero Trust architecture in 2026. If your production databases still rely on connection strings, long-lived secrets, or unrestricted service principals, your environment may already contain invisible attack paths waiting to be exploited. THE COLLAPSE OF THE TRADITIONAL SECURITY PERIMETER For decades, infrastructure security depended on one core assumption: if traffic came from the “right” network, it could be trusted. Firewalls, IP whitelists, VPNs, and subnet isolation became the foundation of enterprise architecture. But cloud computing destroyed that model. Modern workloa…","meta_description":"Your Azure SQL firewall is no longer protecting your data. It is protecting outdated assumptions. 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